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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 20h

ChatGPT. Really helpful for language learning.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 22h

Henna Virkkunen referencing Seamus Heaney's poem "Digging" here to justify AI. Really.

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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Today's lesson for Europe: if your national security relies on US oligarchs' tech, they'll cut you off when you most need it.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Your daily reminder that nobody has done a comprehensive assessment of the impact of Russian meddling in Brexit. McCallum is expressing an opinion, not the product of an MI5 investigation.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 08/10/2026

And so it begins: the very first proposal of the new regional parliament in which the AfD is the strongest faction is about an immediate end to sanctions against Russia and the normalisation of relations. (Which, of course, they cannot decide at the regional level.) www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

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Sachsen-Anhalt: BSW will mit AfD Ukraine-Antrag verabschieden

Das BSW und die AfD wollen im Landtag in Sachsen-Anhalt den ersten gemeinsamen inhaltlichen Antrag beschließen: Ukrainehilfen sollen eingestellt, Russlandsanktionen aufgehoben werden.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The book is great, maybe the film of the book is even better.

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What a ridiculous question. Once again the BBC drives a nail into it's own coffin.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

During the eclipse an extraordinary gathering of gulls over Milham Ford park. I've never seen anything like it. As the eclipse ended they all flew away.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

March 2015? I remember that one. I did sneak a peek, seem to have got away with it.

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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A bowl barrow in an alien landscape. Evening photoshoot in South Oxfordshire with @annadillon.bsky.social

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Not an expert, but many German pils seems to be around 5%.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Top selling Scottish lager Tennents is only 4%.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Worth keeping an eye on this. I wonder if the cameras will be 'upgraded' for facial recognition capability.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I did not know the CCTV system needed to be restored. Does anyone know how much of it is out of action?

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

That's wonderful. I'd buy a print.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Not 'collateral damage', not 'an unfortunate consequence of war'. This was mass murder, and everyone involved in the attack should be tried and convicted for it.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The Oxford Mail used to be a good local paper. This is a new low.

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Absolutely disgraceful, we owe Palantir NOTHING Well done @mayoroflondon.bsky.social standing up for the public ✊✊✊ As @labourlewis.bsky.social says "democracies are sovereign", France and Germany have "stayed well away" from Palantir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract

US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I wrote a Substack about Pete Hegseth's offensive address at the D-Day ceremony in Normandy. He used what is a sacred occasion to attack allies and immigrants. bit.ly/4ockl4I

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Pete Hegseth's Offensive Address

The secretary of defense uses a D-Day speech to attack allies and immigrants

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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The US is run by our enemies.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

From the British collection. Excellent writer.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I really enjoyed those in 1995, a great way to read new authors. Seems like I bought 25.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

In the May 2026 local elections: In Birmingham, the Greens got the most votes but fewer seats than Reform. In Milton Keynes, the Lib Dems came fourth in vote share but became the biggest party. In Wandsworth, Labour won more votes than the Tories but fewer seats. First Past the Post is broken.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

He'll change his mind again next week.

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Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · 15/05/2026

ALL animals deserve to be treated with compassion.

"Farm animals are just as interesting and intelligent as the dogs and cats who we know a bit better." - Emily Deschanel.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

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Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to Burnham

Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

At least one party leader, Caroline Lucas.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Very much agree. Also your article in Byline Times is spot on.

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Toby Risk @tobyrisk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

#r4Today for Baroness Margaret Hodge to say @greenparty.org.uk is ‘anti-semitic’ is the most disgusting ill judged slur. Having sympathy for Palestinians and critical of #Israel’s government is common among many parties a majority of the #UK. That was a vile comment

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Completely unacceptable from the Board of Deputies. This nakedly partisan hypocrisy does not represent me or many other British Jews. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Michael Wegier, executive director of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, told Haaretz that Reform UK “is a serious party with many supporters, local councillors, and an increasing number of members of Parliament from month to month, which cannot be ignored. They have also expressed very broad support for the fight against antisemitism. There was no way we would not invite them.”

He added: “We did not invite the Greens’ Zack Polanski because we very strongly do not believe he has done enough to root out antisemitism from his party.”

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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

As we see results of the local elections across England continue to come in, it’s clear that First Past the Post is failing voters – with some councils bearing little resemblance to how people actually voted. It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s time to scrap First Past the Post in England.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 07/05/2026

‘So, instead of just 20 seconds you have a minute and a half of legendary television.’ The accidental BBC news guest, Guy Goma, and the man who put him on air, @elmog.bsky.social, tell @mrjamesob.bsky.social what really happened.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Statements that have now come to light from a handful of @TheGreenParty candidates are totally unacceptable & require immediate action. There’s no place for anti-semitism or any hate speech in the party. This is a society-wide problem & needs to be rooted out wherever it’s found

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Pawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Cover any Reform-voting area in ULEZ and wind turbines

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

With so much awful news, here is something to brighten your day:

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is very important. The Green Party is the only party challenging Palentir’s takeover of the British state. Labour charlatans like Streeting and Starmer are trying to embed a fascist, genocidal company into our daily lives. Truly Orwellian stuff. Time to really take back control.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Beggars belief that Met Police is in talks with #Palantir about giving them access to highly sensitive data, when there’s already such concern over its links with ICE & Israeli military. Palantir already has UK contracts worth over £500m, incl. with NHS. We should be scrapping them not signing more

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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

They have always been really quick with our son. Excellent service.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

tbf they haven't been able to do any warcrimes in Iran for a few days, so...

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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I’ve allocated $12M from UN's Global Emergency Fund to support the humanitarian response in Iran.   Thousands of civilians killed. Infrastructure destroyed. Essential services disrupted.   This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I'd very much like to hear an interview with Ellie Chowns.

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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

To quote Geoff Dyer, 'by far the best planet'.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

If your commitment to the Palestinian cause extends to somehow taking issue with the government for banning a man who repeatedly said "I am a Nazi", released a song last year called "Heil Hitler", and sold swastika merchandise...maybe it's time to rethink your life choices.

Zarah Sultana: "Glad Keir Starmer's Labour government is prioritising stopping musicians from performing.

"Wouldn't want them distracted from their complicity in Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people and an illegal war on Iran.

"What a pathetic excuse of a Prime Minister.

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